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Trade (Dáil Éireann)en-ieMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:37:04 GMTnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823600357A11http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180215~WRO?opendocument#WRO02700
Trade - Relations - issues relating toSitting date: 15/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...the status of trade discussions between the EU and Mexico and potential growth and jobs opportunities for Ireland; and if she will report on the likely inclusion of a multilateral investment court system as part of the final agreement. [Q. No(s) 185 to Minister for Business, Ente...Relationsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823600357A30http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180215~WRO?opendocument#WRO02800
Trade - Relations - issues relating toSitting date: 15/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] In 1997, Mexico was the first Latin American country to conclude an Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement with the EU. Mexico has been a strategic partner of the EU since 2008.
The EU and Mexico met in Brussels on the 13th and 14th June 2016 to...Relationsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582340069A391http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180214~WRA?opendocument#WRA04600
Trade - Trading online - voucher schemeSitting date: 14/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 81 together.
My Department's Trading Online Voucher Scheme is designed to support micro businesses (10 or less employees, less than 2 million turnover) to develop their trading online capability. The scheme pairs training with financial su...Trading onlinenotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582340069A361http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180214~WRA?opendocument#WRA04400
Trade - Trading online - voucher schemeSitting date: 14/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...if the trading online voucher scheme is being expanded; the number of businesses which have availed of the scheme in County Offaly in 2017 and since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 42 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and En...Trading onlinenotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582340069A37Ahttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180214~WRA?opendocument#WRA04500
Trade - Trading online - voucher schemeSitting date: 14/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...the uptake of the trading online voucher scheme by county both in 2017 and since the scheme’s introduction; if the scheme is being expanded; if so, if such an expansion will include data protection and cyber security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 81 to...Trading onlinenotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646BBFhttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00200
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Oral Answers]...the status of the latest Mercosur talks at EU level; and the measures he is taking to protect Irish beef farmers by ensuring that beef does not form part of any final Mercosur deal. [Q. No(s) 32 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646C2Bhttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00300
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Questions] This is to ask the status of the latest Mercosur talks between the European Union and the four South American countries involved and the measures that the Minister and the Government have taken to protect Irish beef and ensure a final Mercosur deal does not lead to a drop in price and th...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646C74http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00400
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Questions] There has been recent engagement between the European Union and Mercosur negotiators on the finalisation of a trade deal. My understanding is there are a significant number of areas of disagreement, both offensive and defensive, between the parties, including in the agrifood sector with...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646CC3http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00500
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Questions] As the Minister knows, there is tremendous concern among the farming community and beef farmers in particular as to the impact of the Mercosur deal on the beef sector, as well as what has been offered already as part of the negotiations. It is quite clear an offer of 70,000 tonnes has b...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646D10http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00600
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Questions] The offer of 28 September last year contained a quota of 35,000 tonnes of fresh beef, including an unspecified quantity of high quality beef, phased in over six years at an in-quota rate of 7.5%, as well as 35,000 tonnes of frozen beef, again over six years at 7.5%, with an unspecified a...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646D64http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00700
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Questions] There is no doubt there are significant forces across the European Union that would be quite satisfied to trade beef for concessions in other sectors of the economy. Why would they not? They are not being exposed or taking a financial hit. The reality is the country taking the biggest...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025823300646DB4http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~Z?opendocument#Z00800
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Questions] I assure the Deputy and the House that the Government and I remain absolutely steadfast in our opposition to a Mercosur trade deal involving significant volumes of beef. We have indicated clearly we are unhappy with the 70,000 tonnes offer for obvious reasons including, as mentioned, th...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A380258234003B7565http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~WRN?opendocument#WRN06200
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...the ratification procedure at EU and member state level for ratification of potential European trade agreements with the Mercosur trading block relating to market access and quotas; the elements that fall under exclusive EU level competence; and the areas that require national le...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A380258234003B75D8http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180213~WRN?opendocument#WRN06300
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 13/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] The EU’s suite of Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s) has evolved over time, from the ‘First Generation’ FTAs dating back to the 1970’s which focused on tariffs for goods, to the current ‘New Generation’ of FTAs which go beyond the reduction or elimination of conventional tariff barriers...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822E00384820http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180207~WRB?opendocument#WRB00400
Trade - Exports - dataSitting date: 07/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] It is my intention to publish on my Department's website the six month export licence statistics covering the period July 2017 to December 2017 by the end of February.
The six monthly statistics provide summary, interim data on licensing activity and are made available in order t...Exportsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822E003847F5http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180207~WRB?opendocument#WRB00300
Trade - Exports - dataSitting date: 07/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...when the six month export licence statistics covering the period July 2017 to December 2017 will be published. [Q. No(s) 58 to Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation ]Exportsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822E00393CD4http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180207~WRF?opendocument#WRF04300
Trade - Promotion - issues relating toSitting date: 07/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...the extent to which she and her department continue to establish new trade links globally to compensate for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 153 to Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation ]Promotionnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822E00393CF4http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180207~WRF?opendocument#WRF04400
Trade - Promotion - issues relating toSitting date: 07/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] Ireland is one of the world’s most open export based countries. We rely on external demand and access to international trade markets for sustainable and continued economic growth. Trade constitutes an increasingly important means of creating more and better jobs and growing our e...Promotionnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822D003ADBE1http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180206~WRN?opendocument#WRN04400
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 06/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...the ratification procedure at EU and member state level for ratification of European trade agreements relating to market access and quotas; and the elements that fall under exclusive EU level competence and areas that require national level approval respectively. [Q. No(s) 288 to...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822D003ADC03http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180206~WRN?opendocument#WRN04500
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 06/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] The EU’s suite of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) has evolved over time, from the ‘First Generation’ FTAs dating back to the 1970s which focused on tariffs for goods, to the current ‘New Generation’ of FTAs which go beyond the reduction or elimination of conventional tariff barriers t...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582280035CCB4http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180201~WRO?opendocument#WRO01200
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 01/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...his views on the reports that the European Commission is to propose a yearly tariff rate quota of 90,000 tons of beef, 20,000 tons more than offered in October 2017, to South American countries in the latest round of Mercosur negotiations; and if it will be ensured that a final d...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582280035CCCFhttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180201~WRO?opendocument#WRO01300
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 01/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] An EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement would be the EU’s largest trade deal to date, four times the size of the trade agreement with Japan. It aims to eliminate trade tariffs between the EU and the Mercosur region. Irish exporters are currently subject to trade tariffs, barriers and...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582280035FF52http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180201~WRU?opendocument#WRU01200
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 01/02/2018<br>[Written Answers]...his views on the reports that the European Commission is to propose a yearly tariff rate quota of 90,000 tons of beef, 20,000 tons more than offered in October 2017, to South American countries in the latest round of Mercosur negotiations; and if a final deal in which a beef offe...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582280035FF6Fhttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180201~WRU?opendocument#WRU01300
Trade - Agreements - issues relating toSitting date: 01/02/2018<br>[Written Answers] I do not propose to comment on speculation about likely developments in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations. Ireland's position is well-known as regards our opposition to any agreement that would have negative consequences for the Irish and EU agriculture sectors, and fo...Agreementsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582200047454Dhttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180125~G?opendocument#G00500
Trade - Arms - tradeSitting date: 25/01/2018<br>[Oral Answers]...if his attention has been drawn to the suspension by Norway of arms sales to the UAE; and if he will discuss this suspension with his EU counterparts with a view to agreeing to pursue a similar EU wide suspension of arms sales to the UAE and other members of the Saudi led coalition ...Armsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A3802582200047457Dhttp://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180125~G?opendocument#G00600
Trade - Arms - tradeSitting date: 25/01/2018<br>[Questions] In December of last year, Norway suspended exports of munitions and arms to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, as a precaution because of its concern over the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, not because of any of its military exports had actually been used. When we raised this issue before, t...Armsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A380258220004745A1http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180125~G?opendocument#G00700
Trade - Arms - tradeSitting date: 25/01/2018<br>[Questions] I am aware that Norway has announced that it is suspending the export of weapons and ammunition to the United Arab Emirates, UAE. Ireland does not have an arms industry and therefore does not export arms to the UAE. There is no consensus at present at EU level on an arms embargo affect...Armsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A380258220004745E4http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180125~G?opendocument#G00800
Trade - Arms - tradeSitting date: 25/01/2018<br>[Questions] The Minister is correct that all sides need to sit down and negotiate a political solution but that will not happen without some serious arm-twisting. The European Union has the power to do that. The Minister, as a representative of a small, neutral country, has an opportunity to be at...Armsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822000474619http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180125~G?opendocument#G00900
Trade - Arms - tradeSitting date: 25/01/2018<br>[Questions] We have advocated very strongly the viewpoint that the EU needs to take a more robust political approach to trying to deal with the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, which is essentially a funded civil war, with funding and arms coming from outside. There are a number of countries resp...Armsnotes://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates Authoring/daallsnippets.nsf/95C57EEC847774F480257B3A0055B815/80257AFB0041F4A38025822000474641http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/(indexlookupdail)/20180125~G?opendocument#G01000
Trade - Arms - tradeSitting date: 25/01/2018<br>[Questions] All I am asking the Minister to do is to discuss these issues and raise the issue of a suspension of arms sales with his counterparts in the EU. I do not believe that is unreasonable. What I find incredible is the contradiction in policy.[Daly, Clare]Arms